• Liberty Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. English

    Name and Rank: Tech. Sgt. Gene EnglishUnit: 48th Operations Support Squadron  Duty Title: Assistant Flight ChiefTime in Service: 14 yearsTime at RAF Lakenheath: 4 yearsHometown: Wilmington, N.C.Hobbies: Powerlifting, traveling with my family, music, cooking and watching the Liverpool Football Club

  • A-10s train at RAF Lakenheath

    A Theater Security Package comprised of A-10C Thunderbolts and Airmen from the 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, arrived at the Liberty Wing March 13 to train with NATO allies in new environments and cultures."Working with our NATO allies helps strengthen the bonds between

  • Community Bulletin: March 19 2015

    Interested in submitting an announcement or notice to the Lakenheath Community Bulletins?Contact the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at DSN 226-2151 or e-mail 48fw.painternal@us.af.mil for more information.Did you know that RAF Lakenheath is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Check us out

  • Preventing online exploitation of children

    Child sex crimes and the online exploitation of children are a perpetual problem throughout society and the military is no exception.Because of this, these crimes are routinely investigated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations., in cooperation with Internet Crimes Against Children Task

  • British Billy celebrates St. Patrick's Day

    It would seem to be a generally acknowledged fact that the fine folk of Ireland know how to have a good time. The gaiety of an Irish jig is enough to set even my paws a-tapping, and the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, provides anyone of Irish descent with an opportunity to

  • Liberty Airman rescued allies, earned Airman's Medal

    Flares were shooting from planes, live rounds were whizzing by and fire bottles were exploding.Despite these hazards, a Liberty Airman ran toward the wreckage of the crash site to help pull injured service members to safety.Staff Sgt. Greggory Swarz, 492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical

  • British Billy celebrates U.K. Mother's Day

    You call them 'moms' and we call them 'mums', but whatever word we use, they are all our mothers.American Mother's Day is always on the second Sunday in May, but in the U.K., Mother's Day falls on the fourth Sunday in the Christian season of Lent. This year, British Mother's Day - or Mothering